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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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